HUCKLEBERRIES: Hello, hello
The front page of the Coeur d’Alene Press on Nov. 28, 1953. Coeur d’Alene Mayor L.L. Gardner, left, is shown calling Spokane Mayor Arthur Meehan.
Photo courtesy of The Coeur d'Alene Press archives
Evelyn Venable Mohr.
Courtesy studio photo
The Blue Fairy and Pinocchio promoting the 1940 film.
Courtesy Walt Disney Studios via Blockbuster
A light pole saves Clark’s Diamond Jewelers clock from destruction.
Photo courtesy of The Coeur d'Alene Press archives
Mae McEuen, of McEuen’s Foodliner, second from left, donates turkeys to the community’s annual Thanksgiving party. Others shown are, from left, Max Jacobs of Lake City Market, Parks & Rec Director Red Halpern and Edith Discher.
Photo courtesy of The Coeur d'Alene Press archives
Charles Lunceford receives his No. 1 car license plate from Jeanne McArthur of the county assessor’s license bureau.
Photo courtesy of The Coeur d'Alene Press archives
Local historian Stephen Shepperd signs copies of his book, “Hydromania: A History of the Diamond Cup."
Cedris Shepperd photo
Members of the Athletic Round Table were key to the success of the hydroplane races (1958-68). They sponsored a fundraiser for the races Nov. 18, 1963. Commodore Carter Crimp, front left, is shown congratulating Clive Roberts of Hayden Lake, who won a power mower, one of the evening’s prizes. Knights of the Round Table in the back are, from left, Art Peterson, Bob Nobis, Ron MacDonald, Glenn Durand and Vernon James.
Photo courtesy of The Coeur d'Alene Press archives
Coeur d’Alene had its Alexander Graham Bell moment 70 years ago when Publisher Burl Hagadone of the Coeur d’Alene Press dialed KNEW radio in Spokane.
Bell, as you recall, demonstrated his ability to “talk through electricity” on March 10, 1876, by calling his assistant and saying, “Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you.”
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